My doctor says I developed an allergy and now have come up to have asmtha from it which I never had before and my doctor is thinking about me needing an inhaler occasionally. How does it work, it feels like my lungs are filled with phlgm and won't come out?
2007-03-16 15:50:46 · 3 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Inhaler medication works by dilating the little airways in your lungs, allowing the sputum to be released from them and letting you breathe. Allergies make these airways swell and narrow whilst also increasing sputum production. The inhaler will help a lot. I also have to use a long term inhaler to help reduce these symptoms as I have severe chronic asthma.
2007-03-16 15:55:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use an inhaler every so often here is some good info just look up the brand of inhaler you use and you can get even more info
The most common class of rescue inhalers is the beta-agonist bronchodilator. Beta-agonist drugs provide short-acting, quick relief when symptoms like wheezing, coughing, and chest tightness flare -- whether it’s from a friend’s cat, summer pollen, a dusty house, or a run on a cold day.
“Standard albuterol is probably one of the most frequently used beta-agonists,” says Richard Honsinger, MD, a spokesman for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Along with albuterol, other short-acting beta-agonists are available by prescription, including levbalbuterol, metaproterenol sulfate, pirbuterol, and terbutaline. These drugs work by relaxing the bronchial smooth muscle in the lung, opening the airways and allowing more oxygen in as you breath.
2007-03-16 15:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by Hilary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asthma constricts airways. With asthma you feel like an elephant is sitting on your chest. Breathing in or breathing out is hard work. That is because the pathway for the air has closed up. The inhaler helps it open. How wonderful that we have things that can help.
When I was an asthmatic child we had very few options.
2007-03-16 15:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by Linda R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inhaler medication works by dilating the little airways in your lungs, allowing the sputum to be released from them and letting you breathe. Allergies make these airways swell and narrow whilst also increasing sputum production.
2007-03-16 15:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by page starshiine.™ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inhaler work
2016-01-30 04:57:33 · answer #5 · answered by Sophronia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋